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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
This graphic adult novel is about the author, Nora Krug and her quest to find out more about her German family and their role during the war. The author's parents grew up in Germany and then moved to the United States. She was interested in learning more about her grandparents and her parents' siblings. She traveled to Germany many times, interviewing and researching her family's history. She wrote this novel in a very unique fashion in that it was like a graphic novel. The reader is able to see pictures, drawings, copies of newspapers, etc in a way that made the content come alive.
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism, War
Can't really give a Star based rating for this one
The first quarter or so of the book i quite liked, but as we went along, the authors actions and motivations got weird and problematic.
I really liked the collage like illustrations, historical facts and documents and if the author would be much more critical, respectful and less self observed about this topic, i would've loved this book!
But sadly, that wasn't the case.
Definitely agree on the reviews, that say she acts really self centered. She's not telling a piece of history and how her family is involved in it. She seems to search for excuses and apologies to get rid of the shame she feels.
Her whole reasoning behind this book gets more and more questionable for me.
She so desparatly tries to find excuses for some family members, that were part of the NSDAP, it gets uncomfortable.
Also at some point she kind of stalks a person, to find out, if her grandfather REALLY was a nazi or if he was just too "cowardly". Meanwhile that person's mother was jewish and got taken away for a few months, shortly before the end of WW2... She knows that and still calls him, to find answers to justify her grandfathers actions.
At the end the book left a "bad taste in my mouth"
The first quarter or so of the book i quite liked, but as we went along, the authors actions and motivations got weird and problematic.
I really liked the collage like illustrations, historical facts and documents and if the author would be much more critical, respectful and less self observed about this topic, i would've loved this book!
But sadly, that wasn't the case.
Definitely agree on the reviews, that say she acts really self centered. She's not telling a piece of history and how her family is involved in it. She seems to search for excuses and apologies to get rid of the shame she feels.
Her whole reasoning behind this book gets more and more questionable for me.
She so desparatly tries to find excuses for some family members, that were part of the NSDAP, it gets uncomfortable.
Also at some point she kind of stalks a person, to find out, if her grandfather REALLY was a nazi or if he was just too "cowardly". Meanwhile that person's mother was jewish and got taken away for a few months, shortly before the end of WW2... She knows that and still calls him, to find answers to justify her grandfathers actions.
At the end the book left a "bad taste in my mouth"
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
A really interesting investigation into family history.
A 2019 staff favorite recommended by Susie. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__SBelonging%20Krug__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
What a gorgeous book! The writing is poetic, and the illustrations are varied and evocative.
This was a tough read, emotionally speaking. The author and I are of a similar age and could have had similar feelings had my direct family line not left Germany prior to WWI. I do find myself wondering, sometimes, about the relatives that didn't leave and where they fit into the puzzle.